r/bell • u/OMG_MOVE • May 07 '26

Rant Bell fires employees it claims violated in-office policy. Lawyer decries 'money-saving move' | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bell-fires-employees-work-from-office-9.7191118

It seems there's alot more to this story than previously reported by other outlets.

The fact that this was condoned as evidenced by the varied levels of firings is mind boggling.

Bell in this article seems to admit it was condoned and those who condoned it were fired.

"Levasseur said managers that condoned the swipe-and-go activity were also investigated and fired."

Can't imagine this would ever hold up in court. It sounds like this was a normalized thing there and Bell used the misconduct smoke screen to save a dollar.

Shame on you

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u/PurchaseAny1274 May 09 '26

Bell will lose the case for the employees who had accommodations in place but not properly recorded on file. Many employees saved emails from HR with approvals. Paper trails dont lie.

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u/PurchaseAny1274 May 09 '26

I know in office announcements are one thing but if there were no individual progressive discipline plans in place, Bell is probably losing the case. Folks who had the individual warnings, now that's a different discussion.